Figurative Language Examples Test Questions – Flashcards
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simile
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You shine bright like a diamond.
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idiom
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Put your thinking caps on.
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onomatopoeia
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swish
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hyperbole
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This is taking forever.
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metaphor
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Austin is a ninja.
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personification
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My cupcake was calling my name.
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idiom
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Corbett threw Hunter under the bus.
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Corbett is a skyscraper.
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The grass grabbed my shoe.
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skate/hate
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the wind was as loud as a train.
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I am scared to death.
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My stomach growled.
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simile
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I am as grouchy as a bear.
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personification
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The hands of fate grabbed my soul.
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personification
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The rocks tripped me.
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alliteration
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. How many pecks of peppers did Peter Piper pick?
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simile
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The Christmas tree shined like a disco ball.
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simile
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My present was as big as an elephant.
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imagery
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The fresh cut grass' smell drifted through the wind on the hot summer day.
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alliteration
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Gordan gave her gold giraffe green grapes.
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consonants
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b, c, d, f, g...
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vowels
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a, e, i o, u
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hyperbole
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My feet weighed a ton in the swampy water.
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imagery
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The bright lightning bolt flashed across the dark grey sky and I felt the rain drip on my raincoat.
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simile
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Her hair is as shiny as glass.
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alliteration
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My mom made me mash my M&Ms.
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onomatopoeia
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Vroom
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personification
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The tree branch slapped me.
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idiom
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Let's hit the hay.
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hyperbole
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I am burning up.
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personification
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The snowflakes jumped from the sky.
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rhyme
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cake/bake
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idiom
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Get your mind out of the gutter.
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personification
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The Mexican food was having a war with my stomach.
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onomatopoeia
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kapow!
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imagery
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The smell of the warm, gooey brownies was delightful.
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simile
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He smells like a wet dog.
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simile
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He is as dumb as a box of rocks.
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alliteration
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Taylor takes tape off of the table.
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bat/cat
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simile
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Laura is like a frog.
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alliteration
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Sarah sighs slowly.
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simile
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The deer dropped like a rock.
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He is a pig.
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alliteration
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Gracie grows green grapes in her garden.
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personification
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The book jumped off the shelf and attacked Jessica.
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alliteration
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That rascally rabbit rigorously runs rapidly.
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onomatopoeia
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zapp!
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hyperbole
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My eyelids weigh a thousand pounds.
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She is a wooly mammath.
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mime/lime
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The book grabbed my attention.
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idiom
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He broke her heart.
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personification
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The leaf jumped on her face.
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hyperbole
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My head is killing me.
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idiom
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I just dodged a bullet.
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simile
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Her heart is as cold as ice.
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School is a prison.
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simile
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Teachers are like prison guards.
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Students are inmates.
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oxymoron
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jumbo shrimp
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irony
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I just love Mondays.
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old news
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irony
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That bathroom smells great.
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personification
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Her mouth wouldn't stop running.
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His pencil danced across the paper.
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Boy, I just love it when we lose.
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diet dessert
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Emma is a fish.
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simile
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The sad girl cried like a waterfall.
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My car is a lemon.
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idiom
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The ball is in your court now.
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The flag proudly stood at the edge of the school.
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This test is a piece of cake.
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hyperbole
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There are a million people at this game.
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This classroom is a circus.
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idiom
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You are on my last nerve.
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freezer burn
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irony
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What great weather we are having (as it is raining).
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alliteration
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Billy buys banana bread at the bakery.
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imagery
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The loud children screamed as the bell echoed through the crowded yellow brick hallway.
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son/fun/run/one
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onomatopoeia
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sizzle
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The hot apple pie smelled so heavenly, but burnt my mouth.
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simile
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The new boy was as cold as ice.
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My desk is a black hole.
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personification
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The song brought me back to the school dance.
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oxymoron
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sad clown
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irony
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Oh, great. A flat tire...
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imagery
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The rusty gate creaked eerily at the edge of the foggy cemetery.
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alliteration
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Lexa likes to live in la-la land.
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That man is a loose canon.
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idiom
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You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
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serious comedy
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irony
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I can really tell you studied (after passing back a failing grade).
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imagery
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The smell of the rose garden drifted through the open window on the gentle breeze.
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irony
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Well, that team was tough to beat (after winning by 35 points).
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oxymoron
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deafening silence
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figurative language
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words or phrases that have a meaning different from the literal meaning, such as idioms, metaphors, and similes.
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literal
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the exact meaning of a word or phrase
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idiom
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a phrase that cannot be understood from the literal meaning (ex: "It's raining cats and dogs.")
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simile
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comparing two UNLIKE objects using "like" or "as" (ex: Your room looks like a pig pen!"; "Your room is as messy as a garbage dump!")
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metaphor
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comparing two UNLIKE objects without using "like" or "as" (ex: "Jeffery is a computer.")
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personification
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giving human qualities to nonhuman things (ex: The clock "tells" time.)
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onomatopoeia
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the use of a word to represent a real sound (ex: boom, clap, bang, ring)
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alliteration
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the repetition of CONSONANT sounds close together (ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore.)
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rhyme
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two or more words that end with same sounds (ex: cake, rake, bake)
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stanza
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a group of lines in a poem or song that is SEPARATED from the rest of the poem or song
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hyperbole
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exaggerated statement (ex: "This is taking forever!")
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imagery
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using the five senses to create visual images
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haiku
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a three-line poem, usually about nature. The first line is five syllables, the second is seven syllables, and the third line is five syllables.
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oxymoron
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putting two words together that have opposite meanings (dumb genius, short giant)
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irony
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to mean the opposite of what is said (ex: "We are so happy to be back at school.")
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refrain
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lines repeated in a poem; the chorus of a song
